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Let the Sunshine In

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Isabelle, a Parisian artist and divorced mother, is looking for love.
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Let the Sunshine In pairs a powerful performance from Juliette Binoche with a layered drama that presents director Claire Denis at her most assured.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 04/20/2020
[Claire Denis's] skill in framing her protagonist's various trysts, moods, and dialogues, sometimes even setting them to music, is matchless. Go to Full Review
David Stratton The Australian 01/26/2019
3/5
Binoche is amazingly good in this role and it's no small thing for a contemporary film to celebrate the sexuality of a middle-aged woman. But Juliette's self-absorption becomes somewhat tiresome after a while. Go to Full Review
Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald 01/23/2019
2/5
It's a story about people who spend more time talking about their lives than inhabiting them. Go to Full Review
Greg Carlson Vague Visages 11/08/2023
The presence of Binoche in Let the Sunshine In is a bit of brilliance that taunts and challenges the viewer... Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/10/2023
It’s admirable and eminently sympathetic, and I was exhausted by the end. This is not a bad thing. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/04/2022
4/4
It's a thoughtful, serious, and multilayered film of teary-eyed breakdowns and fleeting bursts of elation. Go to Full Review
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Jean L. L Jun 5 Absolutely not " romantic". Or romantic, on an european way. Subtile. And Binoche, as a woman with a real life. mean, an interesting life. See more Dave S 01/23/2024 Anyone wandering into Let the Sunshine In expecting some sort of American-like kind of romance is going to be bitterly disappointed. Directed and co-written by the French master Claire Denis, it is the sobering and unsettling story of a middle-aged woman (Juliette Binoche) in the middle of a crisis. In need of love, or at least a meaningful embrace, she embarks on a seemingly futile search for a man she can share her life with, all leading to an unusual but surprisingly impactful final scene. Binoche, as always, is flawless and Denis' direction is subtle but impactful. Let the Sunshine in is what good cinema should be – intelligent examinations of interesting characters that leaves a lasting impact. See more Anca M 08/19/2023 It is not romantic just very boring. And Binoche so vulgar See more 10/16/2021 Primeiro filme que assisto de Claire Denis, e faltou conexão, empatia pela personagem perdida nos amores não obtidos, amo Juliette, belíssima, mas não consegui me encantar pelo roteiro, nem pelos personagens, pareciam vazias, numa vã tentativa de profundidade, esbarrando no terreno raso da superficialidade, mas darei mais tentativas, pois sei que me apaixonarei pelas obras de Claire... See more 09/10/2020 DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS A TRAP *contains spoilers* You see the picture of Juliette Binoche looking all carefree and you think something good is going to happen but no, she just messes around with a lot of men and is messed around by a lot of men, nobody learns anything, and then Gerard Depardieu is there at the end for some reason. If this movie was made when Roland Barthes wrote the story, sure, maybe it would have been fresh. But it belongs in the past. See more david f 03/04/2020 A contemporary romantic drama on a very small scale. It's human and relatable. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Isabelle, a Parisian artist and divorced mother, is looking for love.
Director
Claire Denis
Producer
Olivier Delbosc
Screenwriter
Christine Angot, Claire Denis
Distributor
Sundance Selects
Production Co
Ad Vitam, Versus Production, FD Production, Curiosa Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 5, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$864.6K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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